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Patented Mar. 25, 1930 I'ACOB B. BANDER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.,

ASSIGNOR TO FULL-O-LITE COMPANY, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK SHADE HOLDER Application filed November 21, 1927. Serial No. 234,757.

' This invention relates to lighting fixtures and has special reference to a hanger for globes, bells and the like.

' One important object of the invention is to provide an extremely simple shade supporting member adapted to support shades of any of the ordinary shapes and which member is simply and economically made from a single strip of bar metal of uniform width and thickness throughout.

' A second important object of the invention is to provide, in connection with such a supporting member, an improved means for locking the shade thereon.

A third important object of the invention is to provide in connection with such a member improved means for supporting the same.

With the above and other objects in view as will be hereinafter apparent, the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view showing one form of the invention.

* Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the upper part of the device and showing the socket fastening.

'- Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure l but showing a modification of the device.

Figure 5 is a detail section on the line 55 of Figure 4.

V Figure 6 is a detail section on the line 66 ''of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 2 but showing a second modification.

Figure 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of ,Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a section on the line 99 of Figure 8.

In each of the forms of this device the supporting member is made from a single strip of bar metal of uniform width and This strip is bent or otherwise formed to provide a central transverse portion 10 and extending downwardly from this transverse portion is a pair of legs 11 the upper ends of which are parallel and the lower ends whereof diverge as at 12. These lower ends carry outwardly extending feet 13 whereon the flange 14 of a shade 15 may rest.

Slidable on the parallel portions of the legs is a bell member 16 the lower end of which flares outwardly to engage the upper surface of the flange let and thus lock the shade securely on the supporting member, this shade being placed on the supporting member by a sliding and tilting movement as is usual. In order to hold the bell in adjusted position the legs 11 are vertically slotted as at 17 and through these slots and the sides of the upper part of the bell extend securing bolts 18. While the sides of the upper part of the hell are here shown as flattened it is obvious that they may be left in complete cylindrical form and that the bell may be made of any desired ornamental pattern. This bell is preferably provided with a cap 19 through which a hanger projects.

In the form shown in Figure 1 a threaded nut 20 is secured to the top of the portion 10 bywelding 21 or otherwise and into this nut and through the portion 10 is screwed a plug 22 having a suspension loop 23 for the connection of a chain, the plug being hollow to permit the wiring to pass therethrough. On

the lower end of this plug is screwed the usual electric light socket 24.

In the form shown in Figures 4 to 6 the portion 10 is provided with alined slots 25 and the socket 24 is secured thereto by screws 26 passing through said slots, the slots being for the purpose of accommodating different constructions of sockets. In this form a boss 27 is riveted through an opening in the top of the portion 10 and is threaded interiorly to receive the lower end of a pipe 28. If desired a cap nut or collar 29 may be fitted on the threaded pipe and being unscrewed when it is desired to apply or remove the shade.

In the form shown in Figures 7 to 9 the construction is very similar to that just described but the portion 10 is provided cen- Wlhlllllthfl scope claimed.

trally with upwardly bent channel portions and the pipe 28 has a pin 31 extending therethrough which fits in these channel portions, this pipe passing through an elongated opening 32 and thus allowing rocking of the bell andsupporting member.

It will be seen that, in each; of these arrangements the supporting member is essentially the same and can 'be'made by'simple and economicali stamping methods. 7

There has thus been provided a simpleand. eflicient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form and construction of the invention. without departing from the material'spirit thereof. It is not, therefore, desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein.- shown and described, but it is desired to include allv such as properly come Having thus described the invention, what iscl'anned' as new, 1s:

1. In, a. lighting fixture, a shade supporting member consisting of a supporting memher having a. central transverse portion, a pair of legs extending downwardly inparallelism from theaends of the transverse portion andhaving their lower ends diverging, and outwardly extending feet on said lower ends; abellhaving a cylindricalupper portion surroundingthe parallel port-ions of the legs and having afiaring lower portion provided with an outwardly extending peripheral flange adapted to engage the portion'of a shade supportedon said feet to clamp the shade on thefeet, andmeans to secure the bell in position on. the, supporting member.

2. I'iralighting fixture, a shade supporting a member consisting of a supporting member having a central transverse portion, a pair of vertically slotted legs extending downwardly in, parallelism from the ends of the transverse portion, and. having their lower ends diverging, andv outwardly extending feet on said lower ends, a bell'having a cylindrical upper portionsurrounding the parallel portions of thelegs and: having a flaring lower portion provided with an outwardly extending peripheralflange adapted to engage the portion ofatshade supported on said feet to clamp the shadeon thef'eet, and bolts passing through the cylindrical portion of the bell and through s'aidlslots to secure the bell in vertically adjusted relation to said feet;

3; In a lighting fixture, a shade supporting member consisting of a strip of bar metal of uniform width and thickness throughout andibent to provide a central transverse portion, a pair of legs extending downwardly -in parallelism from the ends ofthe transverse;

portion and having their lower ends diverging,, and outwardly extending feet on said lower ends; abell having a cylindrical upper portion surrounding the parallel portions of,

the legs and a flaring lower portion provided with an outwardly extending eripheral flange adapted to engage the portion of a shade supported on the feet to clamp member-consisting of a strip of bar metalof uniformwidth and thickness throughout and bent to provide a central transverse portion, a pair of legsex-tending downwardly in parallelism from the ends, of the transvensexpom tion and having their-lower ends:diverging,, and; outwardly extendingfeet on, said lower" ends; a bell having a cylindricalzupper porttion surrounding the parallel portions/of; thelegs and a flaring, lower portion provided, with an outwardly extending peripheral flange adapted toengageithe portion ofla. shade supported on the feet to clampthel shade against, the: feet, and-, boltsv assing' through the cylindrical portion. of. 1: ea bell; and the parallel portions oftl1e leg's,,said-legs; having the bolt receiving portionsvertically slottedto permit securing the bell iniver-ticale ly adjusted position; e

In. testimony. whereof I affix. my signatura,

B. BANDER, 

